Big lots!

[Dreadnok Dread]

Good news everyone! call your big lots and check em too! i just picked up a ifv and a battlefield play set! woohoooo! hoping the humvees come out as well as the other tanks but im happy for now! :) jus a heads up dont say the Dread didnt warn ya! on a side note ive had family looking for me on the east coast and they get the same reply! that the pte stuff is mostly on the westcoast market who'd a thought? weird or lazy employees! sorry if there was already a biglots thread I didnt see it! your mostly non existant DD

[SIC DETH]

Pics or it didnt happen :D

[Dreadnok Dread]

oh it happened and now i am painting the hell outta them! :) some just details some complete do overs! :D

[cyko]

The IFV paint isn't that bad, just a bit sloppy in places. The overall pale olive works for my Oktober Guard, but it needs some detailing. Plus, I want to gut it and cut open the back door. A lot of work for a toy, though. Not the near-perfection of the FAV. And that "battlefield" building you picked up will look awesome when you get through with it!

Side note: last weekend I saw 2 F-18s at the Big Lots in Denver on Iliff. An awesome jet; it was all I could do not to buy it! My Skystriker doesn't see enough use as it is.

[Lava Boss]

Big Lots 'round hyar didn't get squat. Nothing but the copters, the carded guys and the little boxed sets.

[Dreadnok Dread]

[QUOTE=Lava Boss]Big Lots 'round hyar didn't get squat. Nothing but the copters, the carded guys and the little boxed sets.[/QUOTE]


thats how it was for a month before yeasterday over here homie! call dem and bother them! mine had them sitting in the back and only pulled em out cause i called so much it was a bother for them not to put em out! :) unless your on the east coast then it might not happen!

[Otto the Otter]

The BigLots! near me has the armored HMMWVs, the cargo HMMWVs, the FAV, the tank, the MH-6 Little Bird and few others. WELL stocked too. gotta get over there soon and avoid the rush.
They also had a pretty good handful of the 25th comic packs.

[turner]

[QUOTE=cyko]The IFV paint isn't that bad, just a bit sloppy in places. The overall pale olive works for my Oktober Guard, but it needs some detailing. Plus, I want to gut it and cut open the back door. A lot of work for a toy, though. Not the near-perfection of the FAV. And that "battlefield" building you picked up will look awesome when you get through with it!

Side note: last weekend I saw 2 F-18s at the Big Lots in Denver on Iliff. An awesome jet; it was all I could do not to buy it! My Skystriker doesn't see enough use as it is.[/QUOTE]

A bud took that IFV and did just that, added a working back door and gave it benches on the inside. Did a lot of work on it, hatches and such, and a new paint job.

I had bought one but the thing was fragile, broken in the box and it broke again trying to put the shovel on the clips. That's made me hesitate to buy more of the stuff. I like the looks of them but I don't know about the quality. The little bird, the patrol boat...

[Dreadnok Dread]

[QUOTE=turner]A bud took that IFV and did just that, added a working back door and gave it benches on the inside. Did a lot of work on it, hatches and such, and a new paint job.

I had bought one but the thing was fragile, broken in the box and it broke again trying to put the shovel on the clips. That's made me hesitate to buy more of the stuff. I like the looks of them but I don't know about the quality. The little bird, the patrol boat...[/QUOTE]



please pictures of your buds work! for us that are going todo just that!
otto i hope the humvees get over here soon! :)

[Lava Boss]

[QUOTE=Dreadnok Dread]thats how it was for a month before yeasterday over here homie! call dem and bother them! mine had them sitting in the back and only pulled em out cause i called so much it was a bother for them not to put em out! :) unless your on the east coast then it might not happen![/QUOTE]

I went back wednesday and they had put out more stuff, the tower, the house base, SWAT figure packs and the humvees. No SWAT Humvee, though, or that Chinese utility vehicle.

Did have the new tank for $25. First time I've seen it.

[roguetiger]

[QUOTE=Lava Boss]I went back wednesday and they had put out more stuff, the tower, the house base, SWAT figure packs and the humvees. No SWAT Humvee, though, or that Chinese utility vehicle.

Did have the new tank for $25. First time I've seen it.[/QUOTE]

SWAT humvee???? I've seen the SWAT Little Bird thats armed JUST like the military one but just comes with the SWAT guys. Cyko picked me up the ARH Aerial Rocket Helicopter but with no rockets of course but it is pretty sweet. Yes I LOVE helicopters. :D If I wasn't a type 1 diabetic I'd have been in the army flying them. :(
Another thing is IF you buy a lot of stuff get a Big Lots buyers card where when you buy 10 things there the 10th time they give you a 20% coupon.

[turner]

[QUOTE=Dreadnok Dread]please pictures of your buds work! for us that are going todo just that!
otto i hope the humvees get over here soon! :)[/QUOTE]

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-customs-finished-projects/89519-russian-apc.html

I tried to post the pics, but didn't know how to do it when copy and paste didn't work...

[Goldbug]

Still doesn't look Russian to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WZ-551
The structure is based on a Chinese 6x6 truck which is a copy of the German Mercedes-Benz 2060. It has a crew of three men, and is fully amphibious, being driven in the water by shrouded propellers.
Russia's BTR-90 has 8 wheels.
http://www.militarypictures.info/d/845-3/btr_90.jpg

[cyko]

[QUOTE=Goldbug]Still doesn't look Russian to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WZ-551

Russia's BTR-90 has 8 wheels.
http://www.militarypictures.info/d/845-3/btr_90.jpg[/QUOTE]
The PTE IFV is a weak substitute, no doubt. For me, it's something unique (non-Joe or Cobra) for the Oktober Guard to drive around in. I mean, I can't just drop 'em in an AWE Striker and call it good. The FAV is a Chinese vehicle, too.

Thanks for the HT link; I'm still amazed at how people can cut off that back door so cleanly. Even with a dremel, I'm afraid of hacking it up.

There was a fellow at JoeCustoms (http://www.joecustoms.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=14951) that made a Soviet BTR out of a Joe APC that looks incredible. Helluva lot of work, too.

[Dreadnok Dread]

thats looks bad a#$! wow! styrene work is amazing! i will probably do the same but not bring it all the way to the front wow! this will be a winter project! lol itll take a good amount of time! :)

[rnrhero]

Be sure to check biglots. I came across tones of the Resolute Comic Packs today. I didn't need them but do remember them being almost imposible to find at retail when they came out originally. If anyone needs any let me know in the next couple days as I will be going by that store probably thursday morning. They are 10 bucks each if I remember correctly.

[Dreadnok Dread]

i went to big lots to night and they had everything at-least vehicle wise! camo humvee, night ops humvee, towers, to different looking cargo trucks and a tank and new looking helicopter! they also had figure packs with all the diff accessories! good luck dread out! :D

[roguetiger]

[QUOTE=Dreadnok Dread]i went to big lots to night and they had everything at-least vehicle wise! camo humvee, night ops humvee, towers, to different looking cargo trucks and a tank and new looking helicopter! they also had figure packs with all the diff accessories! good luck dread out! :D[/QUOTE]

then they didn't have EVERYTHING vehicle wise cause they didn't have the Su-27 :p lol I kid since no one has it in the US it seems. :mad:

[Dreadnok Dread]

[QUOTE=roguetiger]then they didn't have EVERYTHING vehicle wise cause they didn't have the Su-27 :p lol I kid since no one has it in the US it seems. :mad:[/QUOTE]


lol nah they didnt! but i wasnt looking for it anyways! ;) ;)

[Lava Boss]

Power Team fans take note. JC Penny has free shipping on orders of $69 or more using the code GETAGIFT

Battlefield Playset (http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=196d170&DeptID=52440&CatID=77800&SO=0&x5view=1&Ne=6+1008+5+8+18+904+949+833&shopperType=G&N=4294940263&Nao=42&PSO=0&CmCatId=52440|77800)

Good deals on the bridge set ($20) and the blackhawk ($10) and military dune buggy ($6)


Also, some Soldier Force rocket hauler for $15
Soldier Force Rocket Hauler (http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?Grptyp=PRD&ItemId=196d1b5&cmOrigId=196d170&cmTypeFlag=RichRel&cmCatID=52440|77800)

[roguetiger]

[QUOTE=Lava Boss]Power Team fans take note. JC Penny has free shipping on orders of $69 or more using the code GETAGIFT

Battlefield Playset (http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=196d170&DeptID=52440&CatID=77800&SO=0&x5view=1&Ne=6+1008+5+8+18+904+949+833&shopperType=G&N=4294940263&Nao=42&PSO=0&CmCatId=52440|77800)

Good deals on the bridge set ($20) and the blackhawk ($10) and military dune buggy ($6)


Also, some Soldier Force rocket hauler for $15
Soldier Force Rocket Hauler (http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?Grptyp=PRD&ItemId=196d1b5&cmOrigId=196d170&cmTypeFlag=RichRel&cmCatID=52440|77800)[/QUOTE]

OR just ship to your nearest JCPenny's for free and pick up there. ;)

[GoCards]

Looks like some are starting their PTE restocks! I bought the locker/bunk set, a tent, and some new vehicle called "Amphibian" today. Also, some of the new 5 POA Star Wars were there as well. Happy hunting!

[Lava Boss]

The Star Wars Legends are $1 there, too.

I didn't see the amphibian, but, yeah, the tents and locker/bunks are back here.

Some have see the arctic tracked humvee...I think. Maybe they were talking about the back of the box.

[Goldbug]

[QUOTE=Lava Boss]The Star Wars Legends are $1 there, too.

I didn't see the amphibian, but, yeah, the tents and locker/bunks are back here.

Some have see the arctic tracked humvee...I think. Maybe they were talking about the back of the box.[/QUOTE]

Nope someone found those winter Humvees. None by me though.

[Renegade]

Anyone have any pictures of the amphibian or artic humvee?

[Lava Boss]

[QUOTE=Renegade]Anyone have any pictures of the amphibian or artic humvee?[/QUOTE]

People already hawking the amphibian on ebay.

Amphibian on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/POWER-TEAM-ELITE-WORLD-PEACEKEEPERS-MILITARY-AMPHIBIAN-/221295245155?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item3386397763)

Looks okay, feels really like it needs some sort of windshield...maybe.

[turner]

I agree, windshield would be good. Has an oktober guard feel to it.

[Renegade]

[QUOTE=Lava Boss]People already hawking the amphibian on ebay.

Amphibian on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/POWER-TEAM-ELITE-WORLD-PEACEKEEPERS-MILITARY-AMPHIBIAN-/221295245155?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item3386397763)

Looks okay, feels really like it needs some sort of windshield...maybe.[/QUOTE]



Thank you! Looks ... interesting. A little bare, but it's still a nice vehicle.

[roguetiger]

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad225/kevinhiding/002_zpsb22933a0.jpg

pic by KrymsynGard666 over on JoeCustoms on the BigLots thread there...

[Renegade]

That guy looks like he knows how to party.

[Renegade]

[QUOTE=roguetiger]http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad225/kevinhiding/002_zpsb22933a0.jpg

pic by KrymsynGard666 over on JoeCustoms on the BigLots thread there...[/QUOTE]


But... it could be a trap

[roguetiger]

Though if you get it and you want to paint it make sure to either give it a mineral water bath OR use Primer paint on it before painting it whatever color your going to...especially yellow, red, or orange....Even if using Krylon Fusion..

[Renegade]

Good point. I'm kind of liking it as I see it more. It definitely has Oktober Guard written all over it too

[raven73]

huge influx of PTE @ Montgomery, AL/Atlanta Hwy

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq121/raven61073/New%20items%20for%20dioramas/BigLotsPTE_zpsad8e7995.jpg

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq121/raven61073/New%20items%20for%20dioramas/BigLotsPTE04_zps4fe32414.jpg

battlefields, guard towers, main battle tanks, IFV's, Jeeps w/trailers also on shelves

[Goldbug]

Oh you have the arctic Humvee!
Those are the difficult to find ones!